Favorite 5 Friday: Get Organized

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With so much going on the last few months, I have had less time to keeping things organized. There are several areas that looks like a tornado swept through. This is unusual for me as I am OCD about putting things in their place. Needless to say, it stresses me when I come upon these rumpled piles of mess. To motivate myself into taking on these task, I have went on a search for organizing ideas, and I would like to share them with you.


I love to sew and this pattern for these storage bins is fabulous! It would not be hard to adjust the size to a variety of needs, and the storage possibilities is endless.
Marta Studio Bin Pattern

I'm always digging around in my makeup box trying to find a specific color. I love this cosmetic organizer.
Cosmetic Organizer


I don't create anything with tape, but this tape organizer is adorable. Depending on the spool size, it probably could be used for ribbon storage too.
Washi Masking Tape Organizer

I find these little magnetic jars very intriguing. The picture shows them with spices but they could be used for storage of many small objects.
Magnetic Jars

Love, love these purse organizers. They come in lovely colors and different sizes to fit your purse.
Purse Organizer

Organizing My DMC Floss

Below is a picture of how I store my DMC floss. I have tried putting it on those little plastic cards and placing them on a ring, but they become an unruly mess. So I just keep them in this storage box, in which, they have become an unruly mess also.

I seen on another blog (can't remember which one) where she has a taken her floss and wound them around old fashion wooden clothes pins and then stood them up in a beautiful basket. I thought, "what a great idea!" I had some of these clothes pins but not enough. I search for but could not find any at a price I was willing to pay. So I search my house to find something I could use in place of the clothes pins. I came up with this idea...

 

I bought this plastic tub with a lid (things stay cleaner this way), index cards, and fine point sharpie. You also need a pair of scissors.

First, I spread all my floss out by colors. I used 2 index cards per color to keep it sturdy. I wrote the color number in the top left-hand corner, and then proceeded to wrap the floss around the cards. I left about an inch from the right side, where I place a small cut to secure the end of the thread.

Last I stored them in my box, organized by color then by number. I also added a small plastic basket to contain my scissors, pens, etc.

Unfortunately, I miss calculated how much floss I had and had to buy a bigger box...lol. But even after purchasing the second box, I came out cheeper than purchasing the clothes pins. My solution does not look as pretty, but it was easy, is functional, I don't have to dust it, and was cheap.